Tonight..most powerful Geo Magnetic storm in 165 years

[billdeserthills]

Did we tho, really?

Sure we did, I still have the Mini-14 I bought to get through Y2K

 

[Knobgoblin]

 

[nammac]

That would be problematic.

Perhaps you were thinking more along the lines of this "newcomer"

 

[TTSX]

I didn't get any photos, but it was very worth seeing. Way cool.

 

[Dirty-30_lever]

pretty impressive, worth staying up for.

 

[GunSmoke]

Graham washington very visible

 

[GunSmoke]

Drove out to elbe hills thinking they'd be a lot brighter... kinda disappointed they weren't as bright but seeing them even faint with the mountain was cool

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Intensity of the colors and how the streaks etc changed before your eyes just blew me away. What a show!

 

[nammac]

Agreed, watching the colors interact and the streaking ebb and flow, it was an incredible view and what a show. Stirs something in the soul, no doubt. Perhaps the opportunity of a lifetime for some. Certainly worth the effort to see this happen.

 

[CamoDeafie]

From my wife's phone camera

 

[2Wheels4Ever]

Definitely cool to see.

 

[bradsteen]

The naming games they play in the media to hype things are ridiculous. WTF is a "cannibal" storm?

 

[CamoDeafie]

The naming games they play in the media to hype things are ridiculous. WTF is a "cannibal" storm?

A storm that eats its own storms? Your guess is as good as mine

 

[gmerkt]

Lots of reflected light back into the atmosphere here, and my land is mostly wooded so I'm surrounded by trees. We have some exposure to the western horizon, but I didn't want to go out there early this AM. BUT: looking straight up from my deck, I could see the streaks of magnetism in the sky, wavering this way and that like sand in a storm. At first, I didn't know what I was looking at, like it might be some kind of wispy clouds but it wasn't. If I'd have had a view of the horizon, I probably would've seen the colors.

 

[Gbirk]

My daughters and I went out to Tillamook Forrest and took some pictures. It was a pretty awesome night!
Even just the sunset was epic.

 

[Gbirk]

I may be a little biased, but I think this is one of my favorite pictures I have ever taken.

 

[Indy62]

The naming games they play in the media to hype things are ridiculous. WTF is a "cannibal" storm?

Yeah, dumb name..

Basically, it means that in this case, five CME's were shot towards us..one after another, over 36ish hours. The first CME is 'eaten' or absorbed by the one behind it..and so on. So the effect is they all merge into one giant CME..which exponentially increases the effect and induces charge. They are expected to merge today. See below.



Also, as far as satellites go..take a look at the total dose and single event graphs. This is the plasma loading that the satellites are taking.



NOAA Graphs

 

[MTpockets]

Edit to add: Thanks for sharing the great pictures!!

 

[ilikegunspdx]

We gonna get more of the space fuzz tonight? Got a headache from getting back too late and waking up too early but it was worth it. I would go watch the shiny psychedelic lights tonight if they will be coming back.

 

[CamoDeafie]

We gonna get more of the space fuzz tonight? Got a headache from getting back too late and waking up too early but it was worth it. I would go watch the shiny psychedelic lights tonight if they will be coming back.

Aurora Viewline for Tonight and Tomorrow Night (Experimental) | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

www.swpc.noaa.gov

According to this, maybe?